JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, NOVEMBER 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Nov. 2000 Nov. 1999 Nov. 2000 Nov. 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 941 496 816 390
Others 922 772 1,173 1,108
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 79 73 56 56
Atlantic salmon 2,413 1,993 1,303 1,227
Yellowfin tuna 2,842 2,507 2,074 1,830
Bluefin tuna 697 675 2,878 2,656
Bigeye tuna 1,551 2,199 1,312 1,797
Southern bluefin tuna 8 41 8 80
Sea bream 158 126 117 118
Billfish 173 183 117 185
Frozen
Swordfish 149 179 118 137
Pacific sockeye 4,004 3,181 1,839 1,686
Pacific coho 1,809 1,698 623 837
Other Pacific salmon 455 1,907 145 430
Pink salmon 6,778 7,753 2,533 4,489
Atlantic salmon 1,156 724 509 370
Other salmon 345 186 173 97
Halibut 3,244 2,770 1,181 1,083
Albacore tuna 259 244 69 55
Yellowfin tuna 13,078 7,124 3,609 2,893
Skipjack 4,703 7,769 264 486
Bluefin tuna 85 24 141 12
Bigeye tuna 12,299 14,439 8,532 11,620
Herring 603 2,012 50 163
Cod 2,466 5,091 760 1,549
Mackerel 31,825 43,716 3,421 5,421
Mero 304 299 168 259
Jack mackerel 7,419 11,509 889 1,241
Sea bream 573 574 124 151
Capelin 1,222 649 329 244
Billfish 557 940 166 269
Spanish mackerel 642 140 133 45
Rockfish 2,095 1,586 502 355
Sablefish 1,231 1,578 1,301 1,447
Herring roe 1,558 1,211 708 446
Pollock roe 537 279 1,085 376
Mero, fillet 585 672 661 867
Swordfish, fillet 142 120 79 66
Pollock surimi 15,410 21,320 3,072 5,688
Cod Surimi 537 1,375 98 301
Threadfin bream 5,155 5,134 944 1,059
Salted/dried
Herring roe 484 393 596 543
Pollock roe 172 153 304 326
Salmon roe 186 242 326 418
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 945 854 455 541
Arkshell 636 751 337 308
Spiny lobster 197 157 550 474
King crab 3,642 2,866 2,239 1,642
Tanner crab 2,657 2,757 892 918
Blue crab 377 152 371 216
Other crab 429 523 449 587
Oyster 1,459 1,473 1,201 1,292
Clam 3,162 3,138 743 622
Frozen
Spiny lobster 512 450 936 605
Lobster 61 108 159 222
Shrimp 22,182 26,202 30,561 31,159
King crab 4,101 4,102 7,173 7,914
Tanner crab 1,717 1,856 1,800 1,833
Blue crab 2,767 1,196 1,121 526
Other crab 17 116 19 109
European cuttlefish 1,298 838 522 322
Octopus 6,864 11,981 3,053 3,986
Scallop 16 125 18 110
Other cuttlefish 2,809 3,223 1,695 1,866
Squid 72 3,281 18 329
Abalone 41 45 205 222
Salted/dried
Squid 131 151 95 100
Sea urchin roe 21 29 103 139
Jellyfish 602 1,206 235 474
Seaweed, dried 644 577 346 313
Seaweed, salted 1,023 594 84 52
Prepared
Eel 4,152 4,137 4,518 4,346
Canned crab 24 - 50 -
Fish meal 34,392 14,603 1,943 899
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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